The Connecticut Energy Marketers Association held elections for the 2021-2022 term for board of directors and officers at the CEMA Annual Meeting , June 14-15 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville , Connecticut .

Kate Childs of Tuxis Ohr ’ s is the new chair of CEMA , succeeding Gary Sippin of Sippin Energy . Photo courtesy of CEMA .

Board Members Apple Oil Company : Ms . Sharon Peterson Bantam / Wesson : Mr . Peter A . Aziz Benvenuti Oil Co ., Inc .: Mr . Charles Mazzella Cetane Associates : Mr . Fred Lord Daniels Energy : Mr . David Daniels Dominick Fuel : Mr . Joseph J . Dominick F . F . Hitchcock : Mr . John Bowman F . Perrelli & Sons : Mr . George Perrelli Gault Family Companies : Mr . Samuel M . Gault Global Partners , L . P .: Mr . John McCusker Gottier Fuel : Mr . Eric Gottier Gulf Oil , L . P .: Mr . Matthew Harrison Guy ’ s , Inc .: Mr . Richard B . Gada , Sr . J & A Waterville : Mr . David Sousa Jennings Oil : Mr . Jeffrey Jennings Leahy ’ s Fuels , Inc .: Mr . Stephen G . Rosentel Mercury Fuel Service , Inc .: Mr . Michael J . Devino Norbert E . Mitchell Co .: Mr . Matthew Mitchell Peterson Oil Service : Mr . Howard Peterson , Jr . Petroleum Heat & Power : Mr . Michael Matarese Ryan Oil : Mr . Edward Ryan , III Sack Energy : Mr . Stephen H . Sack , Jr .

Santa Energy , Inc .: Mr . Peter Russell Sippin Energy : Mr . Gary Sippin Standard Oil of Connecticut : Mr . Royce Friedman Tracey Energy Services , LLC : Ms . Jennifer Tracey-Carlo Troiano Oil Co .: Mr . Frank Troiano Tuxis Ohr ’ s Fuel Co .: Ms . Kate Childs Westmore Fuel Co ., Inc .: Mr . Rick Bologna Wilcox Energy : Mr . David G . Foster

Officers Chair Ms . Kate Childs , Tuxis-Ohr ’ s Vice-Chair Mr . Stephen Sack , Sack Energy Treasurer / Secretary Mr . Fred Lord , Cetane Associates Immediate Past Chair Mr . Gary Sippin , Sippin Energy

Also , the association held a special recognition for members and industry notables who passed away over the past two years . “ An association is only as strong as its members , and we wanted to recognize those members who supported the industry over the years , but who are no longer with us . These included the following ( we apologize if we missed someone that you know of ):” Katherine Aziz , Bantam Energy Sidney Berson , Energy Unlimited Group Robert Blaine , Blaine Heating Domenick Bologna , Westmore Fuel Walt Brickowski , Gulf Oil LP Pete Caruso , Total Energy Solutions Sadie Devino , Mercury Fuel Edward Faneuil , Global Partners LP Rick Foy , Superior Oil Steven Goldman , Star Gas Charlie Isenberg , ICPA Al Jennings , Jennings Oil George Kane , Global Companies Richard Lynch , Newgate Oil Vincent Massey , Massey Oil Anthony and Phyllis Matarese , Matco Fuel John Mitchell , Sr ., Mitchell Fuel Frank Perrelli , Sr ., F . Perrelli & Sons Joe Russo , City Oil George Santa , Santa Energy Mary Ann Tracey , Tracey Energy Paul Winiarski , Stanley Oil

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